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Hayden Panettiere Talks about Playing Amanda Knox in Controversial Lifetime Movie
Most of the country is aware of Knox, due to the almost-constant news reports covering this international headline-grabbing story: Knox, an American exchange student, was accused by Italian authorities of brutally stabbing and killing her British roommate Meredith Kercher on November 2, 2007 in their flat in Perugia, Italy. After a well-publicized and controversial trial, Knox was convicted of murder and sentenced to 26 years in prison; her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years. An accomplice, Rudu Guede, was sentenced to 30 years, which was reduced to 16 in 2009.
Knox's family has apparently made an effort to block the film, saying it creates an "evil opinion" of their daughter while lawyers appeal her conviction.
According to AOL News, a particular scene in the film is also causing uproar. The clip, which shows the victim in a bra, being held while she screams, was included in a trailer on Lifetime's website. However, the U.K.'s The Sunday Telegraph is reporting the scene has since been cut from the film. There is no confirmation on whether the scene will be included in the U.S. version.
Hayden Panettiere, best known for her role as cheerleader Claire Bennet on 'Heroes,' plays Knox in the movie. There's a lot riding on her shoulders playing a living person who is currently spending her days and nights in a small jail cell awaiting word on her appeal. We spoke to Panettiere to find out if she had reservations about making this movie, if she had an opinion of Knox's guilt or innocence and if she made an attempt to meet Knox in person.
Pat Gallagher: Given all the controversial aspects in this case, did you feel a sense of responsibility playing Amanda Knox?
Hayden Panettiere: Absolutely. To play somebody who is still alive and still going through this is something that you really want to make sure that you do right and you do it justice. I know there's been some controversy surrounding [the movie] but the way in which it's done is, in my opinion, really tasteful. There's nothing in it that's incriminating her or would sway or hold any weight in court and sway the opinions of the judges and have any sort of outcome on her appeal. But I definitely feel a pressure to make sure you do the character justice.
It's uncanny how much you looked like Amanda in the movie. Was that kind of an eerie feeling knowing that you actually looked so much like her?
No, I loved it. I was excited that it was like that. Having been on ['Heroes'] for four years where people become very familiar with you as one specific character, and especially one that was such a specific type -- a cheerleader, All-American -- that you want to make sure that people, when they watch you in films, don't look and see, "Oh, Hayden Panettiere is dressed up as this person," but you see the character.
Why did you want to do this role, given that it was such a controversial trial that your portrayal of Amanda could actually sway opinion about her one way or another?
Well, that's what I mentioned, what I was just saying before was that the way in which the film is done has no ability to sway anyone's opinion where it matters, where it counts, you know in the appeal, in the court of law. And there's nothing that's in it that is not fact-driven, and that's the thing that's so interesting about it is everyone has their role to play in the film ... and how convinced everyone is of their side of the story, of their idea of what happened.
Amanda was convinced of her innocence. The prosecutor Mignini [was] convinced that it was a drug fueled orgy gone wrong. You really see the conviction in everyone's side of the story while watching this, and therefore the audience really gets to make the decision about whether they think that she's guilty or innocent. I wanted to do it because it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and character to play and what an amazing story, what a compelling and interesting and international story it was and is.
How did you research this part?
I just watched hours and hours of footage on her, everything I could get my hands on: the news specials that were going on all over the world. It was really interesting to watch the Italian news specials compared to the American news specials because the general consensus in Italy is definitely that she's guilty, and the general consensus here in the U.S. is much more that she's innocent.
So what I really tried to do, because it was very much a challenge to portray someone that you didn't know whether they were innocent or guilty, [was] to just embody what I saw of her as her personality, her aura, you know, what came across in court.
Did you go over any of the trial transcripts?
Yes. I did have the testimonies and they're all very ... they very much contradict themselves all over the place, very difficult to read ... they're going back and forth and saying it, rewording it in all these ways that are just so confusing so by the end you're going: is this a fact or is this not a fact? I'm confused.
Did you have any opinions about her innocence or guilt?
I genuinely didn't. I spent five weeks on this film talking about it, reading everything I could get my hands on, watching all this news footage, and I went so back and forth. I'd go, "Oh, she's innocent, oh, she's guilty, oh, she's innocent," and every little amount of new information that I acquired changed my mind.
So I feel like when you just see it from the outside and you don't really research it but you watch one version of it, then you might have an opinion, but when you really get into it and you really start reading the facts and you really educate yourself about it, it's very difficult to have one. It's very difficult to know.
Where's the reasonable doubt factor in this trial? How is Italian law different from American law in that regard?
It's very different over there. It seemed to be there was a lot of speculation. The people who were on the jury were people, I believe, from Perugia who were not screened for prejudice or anything like that. It very much went the way of the Italian court. It seemed to be, to me, that they really made an example of her, and what came into play was upholding the moral codes of Italy. And in the prosecutor's closing statement, he paints this picture, but it's not really a picture that's painted around facts, it's a picture that's painted around ideas. When you listen to him paint this picture of her, it seems to be not very fact-driven, but it seems to be speculation. It seems to be an idea of what he thought could go on.
At any time did you want to talk to Amanda or any of her family members about playing her or to get some insight into her personality?
I actually wanted to meet her, and it just didn't pan out. She, in the beginning, didn't want to meet me and then she changed her mind and wanted to meet me, but she only had two days to see her family and to impede on that just didn't seem like the right thing to do. And then to meet her family and not meet the Kercher family ... it just posed all of these problems. But I did want to, but I think we did a decent job with the film even though we didn't meet.
If you met her, what would you like to say to her?
I mean, of course you want to ask, "Did you do it? What happened?" But you don't. And you're not going to. I'd be more interested in what she had to say to me, what her reaction would be towards me.
Are you following the appeal closely?
Yeah, I'm definitely keeping my eye on it.
'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial' airs Monday, February 21 at 9 PM ET/PT on Lifetime.
Watch the 'Today Show' clip about the controversial film below and get more at TV Squad
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- Monday 21 FebruaryBy cathyHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I think a film on this story should have waited till the appeal process was finished. This is someone's real life we are talking about. My son studied in Italy, and felt the Italians hated american students. Film makers and actors will do anything for money and fame!
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy ElizabethHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
That is their job description - playing roles for money.
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Laura LynnHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I think that it is absolutely wrong for Lifetime to air such a controversial movie before Knox's appeal is over because the Italian courts are not like ours and they will use the movie, even though it's fiction, in court if they think it will help get a life conviction for them.
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy gmfuhlmanHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I so agree and I can't believe that they couldn't wait until the appeal process was finished. They are being very unfeeling to the people involved. Why for a few bucks or is rating that bad?
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy joanHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
I have no respect for any tv station who makes movies about horrendeous events that happen to people, especially young ones whose families are suffering a personal tragedy that occured to them. Amanda Knox's story is gut wrenching and should never have been made. This story along with others that have happened in the past few years should be left to rest and not filmed for people to relive it, especially the families involved. I will not watch it and have not watched any of the other stories done of this type. Shame on those networks.....
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy MikeHigh Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Hayden, gorgeous as she is, isn't nearly as cute as Amanda. This must be the first movie where the lead actor or actress isn't better looking than the real life person they portray.
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Mike
You can't use a movie in court to suggest that real life events unfolded as shown in the film. Not even in Italy, where the rights of the defendant are obviously accorded less weight.
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy MikeLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
Why does the lawyer have a bib on? Is it snacktime in the court?
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy PamHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Oh brother - if you don't like it, don't watch it!
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Frank
prove it
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy tammy
I can't wait to see the movie....she has been convicted, so that is all they need.
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Frank
You are a joke
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Bad Evidence
The prosecutor was just found guilty of using false evidence and putting the wrong man in jail as a serial killer . Makes you wonder if evidence is false in this case too . Oh , he received no jail time but payed fines . Big deal .
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy me
I remember when the Scott Peterson case was going on and they made a TV movie, the trial wasn't even finished yet.It's like they glamourized scott peterson as some hot ladies man, YUCK!
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Frank
The whole thing is a joke
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy Thelightsout
She cant play the role of a grown person, shes a dwarf. I think i saw her in wizard of oz, next to the yellowbrick road. Shes at best a soap actor, recurring of course.
- Tuesday 22 FebruaryBy cathy
- Monday 21 FebruaryBy mashell85
this is a true story not a "chick flick"
- Tuesday 22 FebruaryBy Sun
I am watching that movie right now on TV wow... Just wow.
- Tuesday 22 FebruaryBy robert
i think the federal gov should step in and send the fbi over the to investage the crime sceen over there. plus there was no dna taken.i think r federal gov should go there get amanda out of prison cuz she didnt get a fair trail,plus amanda is a american.amanda should be home in the states.they dont like over in the u.k or itlay dont like us americans.
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Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna | |
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Directed by | Spike Lee |
Produced by | Spike Lee Roberto Cicutto Luigi Musini |
Screenplay by | James McBride |
Based on | Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride |
Starring | Derek Luke Michael Ealy Laz Alonso Omar Benson Miller Pierfrancesco Favino Valentina Cervi |
Music by | Terence Blanchard |
Cinematography | Matthew Libatique |
Edited by | Barry Alexander Brown |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
Release dates
September 26, 2008 |
Running time
160 minutes |
Country | United States Italy[1] |
Language | English Italian German |
Budget | $45 million[2] |
Box office | $9.3 million[2] |
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 American–Italian epic war film set primarily in Italy during German-occupied Europe in World War II. Directed by Spike Lee, the film is based on the eponymous 2003 novel by James McBride, who also wrote the screenplay. The film stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valentina Cervi.
Miracle at St. Anna tells the story of four Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who seek refuge in a small Tuscan village, where they form a bond with the residents. The story is presented as a flashback, as one survivor reflects upon his experiences in a frame story set in 1980s New York. Several real-life events that occurred during the war, such as the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre, are re-enacted, placing Miracle at St. Anna within the genre of historical fiction.
Lee first learned of the novel in 2004 and approached McBride with the idea of a film adaptation. In Europe, the film's development attracted the attention of Italian film producers, and Lee's reputation as an acclaimed filmmaker helped secure the $45 million budget. A majority of the film was shot in Italy, on several locations affected by World War II. Other filming locations included New York, Louisiana and The Bahamas.
Miracle at St. Anna premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival before it was released on September 26, 2008. It was met with mostly negative reviews from critics and drew controversy in Italy over historical inaccuracies. During its theatrical run, Miracle at St. Anna was a box office disappointment, grossing only $9.3 million worldwide.
In 1983, Hector Negron, a World War II veteran, works as a post office clerk in New York City. After recognizing a customer, Negron shoots and kills the man with a German Luger pistol. Several hours later, reporter Tim Boyle and Detective Tony Ricci are at the crime scene seeking information. At Negron's apartment, Boyle, Ricci and other officers discover a finely carved statue head, the Head of the Primavera, a long missing segment from the Ponte Santa Trinita. Also found is a Purple Heart and a photograph revealing that Negron was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
Negron, in a flashback tells of his war experiences as a young corporal of the segregated 92nd Infantry Division in 1944 Italy. A disastrous attack ensues on German positions across the Serchio River. An officer, Captain Nokes, calls down artillery on the 92nd's own position, refusing to believe their reports of how far they have advanced. Many American soldiers are killed, leaving Negron stranded on the wrong side of the river with three men: Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps, Sergeant Bishop Cummings, and Private Sam Train. Sam rescues an Italian boy named Angelo from a collapsing building, and discovers the Head of the Primavera, which Sam believes to carry magical powers. While traveling through the mountains of Tuscany, the soldiers enter a small village, where they form a bond with the residents. Sam grows especially fond of Angelo, becoming the boy's father figure. One Italian villager, Renata, soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with Stamps and Bishop, which creates conflict.
After Negron gets his damaged backpack radio working, the soldiers contact headquarters and are told to capture an enemy soldier. A local Partisan group arrives with a young German deserter, Hans Brundt, as their prisoner. Earlier, residents of the nearby village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema were killed by German forces following a betrayal by a Partisan, named Rodolfo, who knows that Brundt can identify him as the traitor. After concealing the fact that German forces are approaching the village in a counterattack, Rodolfo kills Brundt and the Partisan leader before escaping. It is Rodolfo whom Negron will kill 39 years later. Captain Nokes arrives in the village to interrogate Brundt and finds him dead. The Americans prepare to leave the village ahead of a German counterattack, but Sam refuses to leave Angelo behind. After promising to court-martial all four soldiers, Nokes and his contingent drive out of town, but he is killed in the opening German offensive.
The remaining American soldiers and Partisans fight the Germans. Sam is fatally wounded after being shot twice while carrying an unconscious Angelo and dies from his injuries. Bishop and Negron hold off the Germans while Stamps tries to move the villagers to safety, but they are too heavily outnumbered. Renata and Stamps are killed, and Bishop dies after successfully reviving Angelo. Negron, in the retreat, is shot in the back and is saved by the radio. After Angelo gives him the Head of the Primavera, Negron gives the boy his rosary and tells him to leave. Negron is spared by a disillusioned German officer who hands over his own Luger and tells Negron to avenge himself. American soldiers arrive and secure the village before evacuating the wounded Negron and Angelo, the sole survivors of the German attack.
In 1984, Negron is the defendant in a court proceeding, facing a life sentence for his killing of Rodolfo. He is successfully defended by a powerful executive attorney acting on behalf of a wealthy man. Hector is brought to the Bahamas and is reunited with the Head of the Primavera, accompanied by its new owner who takes out a rosary and reveals himself as an adult Angelo. They both hold Hector's rosary and happily burst into tears.
- Derek Luke as Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps:
- One of four stranded Buffalo Soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Division. Director Spike Lee described Stamps as "the leader" of the men, while screenwriter James McBride stated that, "Stamps is a well-educated college graduate who has both faith and disappointment in the American system. He's deeply divided as to what his place and the place of the Negro in American society is or should be."[1] :20 Wesley Snipes was originally cast as Stamps, but could not commit due to his financial troubles.[3]
- Michael Ealy as Sergeant Bishop Cummings:
- One of the four soldiers, a womanizer and card player. The character is also known for being arrogant and distrustful, and shows hatred towards his white commanders. Lee stated that the character is "a happy-go-lucky guy. He does not like to be under the thumb of authority. He likes card games and women."[1] Ealy described the character's indifference: "I think Bishop is the voice that doesn't believe change is going to come, and doesn't believe that he belongs over there fighting."[1] :21 Terrence Howard was originally in talks to play Bishop, prior to Ealy's casting.[3]
- Laz Alonso as Corporal Hector Negron:
- Negron first appears in the film's frame story as a bitter, 70-year-old World War II veteran living in Harlem, New York who reflects on his experiences during World War II. Negron, a black Puerto Rican, is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, which enables him to serve as a translator for the Americans and Italians.[1] :21 Alonso first learned of the novel from his agent and read it prior to auditioning for the role.[1] :21 He had to convince Lee that he was fluent in Spanish, and created an audition tape of himself speaking the language, which won him the role.[1]:21 Alonso found difficulty in portraying Negron as an elderly World War II veteran: "This role was very emotionally draining. Ninety percent of the time, the elderly have outlived most of the people they have loved. When I played Negrón as an old man, I had to focus on everything I've lost in my life: my dad, friends and love lost, and that was a really depressing thing to do."[4]
- Omar Benson Miller as Private First Class Samuel "Sam" Train:
- The "biggest" of the four soldiers,[1]:22 Sam is known for his child-like personality. He befriends a young Italian boy, Angelo Torancelli, and becomes a father figure to the child. Sam is first to discover a finely carved statue head, the Head of the Primavera, which he believes to carry magical powers. Miller was a fan of McBride's novel prior to learning of the film adaptation by Lee.[1]:21 He fought hard to win the role of Sam, which resulted in him physically preparing for the part: "My physical prep was a little different than everybody else's, because Spike wanted me for the movie, but he told me I had to lose weight to do it. I had nine weeks to lose 60 pounds. We got it done."[1]:22
- Matteo Sciabordi as Angelo Torancelli – The Boy:
- A young Italian boy who befriends Sam Train. Sciabordi appears in his debut film role. Lee issued a casting call for an Italian child actor. 5,000 child actors auditioned for the role prior to Sciabordi's casting.[1]:22 Sciabordi described working with co-star Omar Benson Miller: "Omar was great fun. We were always playing and he even taught me how to play baseball."[1]:22 Luigi Lo Cascio portrays an adult Angelo in the film's final scene.
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Peppi "The Great Butterfly" Grotta:
- The leader of a Partisan group operating in the area. Favino was the filmmakers' primary choice for the role. McBride suggested that the character represents the great Partisan leaders who led thousands in Italy throughout World War II: "He's a deeply thoughtful young man. After witnessing several atrocities, he basically snaps and becomes one of the most ruthless and most clever and most sought-after Partisans. Although he's ruthless against his enemies, he's always a fair-minded person, deeply kind, fighting for his country—not fighting to kill Germans, fighting to kill the enemy. He's a leader with a heart."[1]:23
- Valentina Cervi as Renata Salducci:
- One of the Italian villagers, who proves to be an instant ally of the four soldiers. Renata soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with Stamps and Bishop, which creates conflict. McBride said of the character, "Renata exemplifies the difficulties Italian women faced during the war. Her husband was drafted and she hasn't heard from him in two years. She's very smart and is one of the few people in her village who has learned some English. She tries very hard to make her father renounce his Fascist beliefs."[1]:23
John Turturro plays Detective Antonio "Tony" Ricci, who is charged with investigating a post office murder in 1983; Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tim Boyle, the investigative reporter assigned to cover the murder and subsequent discovery of an Italian artifact; and Kerry Washington plays Zana Wilder, a lawyer hired to represent the suspected post office murderer. Naomi Campbell was originally cast as Wilder in September 2007,[5] but later pulled out due to scheduling conflicts.[6]
Other cast members include John Leguizamo, in a cameo appearance, as Enrico; D. B. Sweeney as Colonel Jack Driscoll, an advocate for the Buffalo Soldiers; Robert John Burke as General Ned Almond, a high-ranking officer who opposes the 92nd Division; Omari Hardwick as Platoon Commander Huggs; Omero Antonutti as Ludovico Salducci, Renata's Fascist father; Sergio Albelli as Rodolfo Berelli, a Partisan of questionable loyalties; Lydia Biondi as Natalina, a village healer; Michael K. Williams as a frightened soldier; Christian Berkel as German officer Eicholz; Jan Pohl as Hans Brundt, the German deserter; and Alexandra Maria Lara as Mildred Gillars, nicknamed Axis Sally, an American broadcaster employed by the Germans as a propagandist.[1]:2 and 23
You could say it's a war movie. You could say it's a movie about a boy and a man. You could say it's a movie about Americans and Italians. You could say it's a movie about a German who does the right thing. But the film is ultimately about the miracle of love between human beings and the choices they make in the face of enormous adversity." |
—Screenwriter James McBride describing the film adaptation of his novel.[1] :20 |
The novel Miracle at St. Anna was written by James McBride originating from his late uncle's experiences as a World War II soldier.[1] :18 Upon writing the novel, McBride conducted his own research and learned of the 92nd Infantry Division, which consisted of 15,000 African-American soldiers, who served in Italy during World War II from August 1944 to November 1945. McBride interviewed several remaining members of the 92nd Division. "I studied Italian at The New School in New York City," he explained. "I moved to Italy with my family for six months. I interviewed dozens of Italians—Partisans and Fascists. I interviewed dozens of African-American soldiers who fought in the war, most who have since passed away. I must have read at least 20 books. I went to the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. I studied the whole business of what the 92nd did in Italy during the war, to try to get an idea of what really transpired."[1]:19 The 92nd Division served as the basis for McBride's novel, which was published in 2003.[1]:18
Spike Lee first learned of the novel in 2004 and contacted McBride about making a film adaptation.[7]:Sec1:6 [8] He felt that McBride was the perfect person to write the screenplay, believing that his novel would serve as a guide.[1]:18–19 Commenting on the difficult process of adapting his book into a screenplay, McBride stated, "As a novelist, you tend to think internally. You can guide what the character says and you can explore what he or she is thinking. Movies don't have time to explain. You have to get right to the muscle."[1]:20
The film adaptation of Miracle at St. Anna attracted the attention of Italian producers Roberto Cicutto and Luigi Musini, the co-founders of On My Own Produzioni Cinematografiche.[8] Cicutto explained that they knew that Lee was "not just coming to Italy to make a film as an American director, but to make a film that belongs to his culture and to our history." The film's budget was an estimated $45 million.[2] Under their Own My Own production banner, Cicutto and Musini contributed $8.74 million.[8][9] Lee's reputation as an acclaimed filmmaker in Europe, where he served as a jury member of the 2004 Venice Film Festival, also helped the filmmakers obtain two-thirds of the budget from Italy's RAI Cinema and France's TF1 ($30 million).[10] Touchstone Pictures provided the remainder ($6.26 million),[9][10] and later released the film in North America.
Lee described Miracle at St. Anna as an "ensemble piece"[1] :20 and aimed for authenticity in his depiction of American and German soldiers battling in Italy.[1]:24 In casting Italian actors, he held a casting call in Rome. The Italian actors, all born in Rome, weree coached to sound as though they were from Tuscany.[1]:22 The actors portraying soldiers underwent a two-week boot camp, supervised by senior military advisor Billy Budd, a 15-year Royal Marine veteran who had served in the Falklands War.[1]:24
Principal photography for Miracle at St. Anna lasted nine weeks, beginning in October 2007[8] and concluding in December of that year;[9] filming took place in Italy, New York, Louisiana and The Bahamas.[1]:6–8 The film was the first by Lee to be shot in Europe, and the director insisted on shooting on locations where the story is set. Filming began in Tuscany,[3] where the Tuscan regional government gave Lee permission to film where the actual events took place.[9] According to producer Luigi Musini, Miracle at St. Anna was shot along the Gothic Line, which was the major line of defense in the final stages of World War II: "The location is highly representative of what the war was in Italy, what our resistance was. True dramatic episodes took place there."[1]:24 The first ten days of filming took place on the Serchio River, covering the battle sequence that opens the film.[1]:25 A scene that recreates the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was shot where the atrocity took place; the massacre—in which over 500 villagers were murdered by German occupation forces—is re-enacted in the film.[11] Filming then took place in Rome for one month; in New York for four days; in White Castle, Louisiana for two days; and in The Bahamas for two days.[3]
Design and effects[edit]
Matthew Libatique served as cinematographer, having previously collaborated with Lee on the films She Hate Me (2004) and Inside Man (2006). Libatique relied on the use of natural light, which proved challenging for scenes shot indoors.[1]:26 The final battle sequence in the film was especially difficult as the film relied on the use of practical effects and difficult weather conditions.[1]:25 Libatique's solution was to collaborate with Lee, military advisor Billy Budd, and first assistant director Mike Ellis in creating storyboards to choreograph the scenes. Production designer Tonino Zera was tasked with filling outdoor locations with greenery, rebuilding exteriors and constructing the interior of an Italian barn.[1]:25 Costume designer Carlo Poggiolo consulted with a former Buffalo Soldier of the 92nd Division, prior to designing the American soldiers' outfits. He also provided contemporary and historical wardrobe pieces.[1]:26 Ernest Dickerson served as the film's second unit director, cinematographer, and camera operator.[1]:6 The visual effects were created by George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).[1]:10 After Lee approached him, Lucas allowed ILM's team of artists to work on the visual effects for the film.[3]
Terence Blanchard composed the film score, marking his twelfth collaboration with Lee. For the score, he attempted to make a distinction between American and German soldiers. "That was first done through the use of percussion, using a higher-pitched, tighter sound for Germans, and a fuller-field drum sound for Americans," he explained. "I also drew a distinction by using French horns for American forces, and a Wagner tuben for German forces." Scoring the film required the use of a 90-piece orchestra, which was larger than in any of Lee's previous films. Blanchard also relied on the use of instruments from the 1940s era, including a mandolin, accordion, slide guitar and rope drum.[1]:26–27
The film's soundtrack, titled Miracle at St. Anna: Original Soundtrack, was released in CD and digital downloading formats by Hollywood Records on September 23, 2008.[12]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures released Miracle at St. Anna under its adult film label, Touchstone Pictures. The film's world premiere was at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2008.[13] The film later premiered in France at the 34th Deauville American Film Festival on September 10, 2008.[14] Miracle at St. Anna premiered in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theatre on September 22, 2008.[15] Disney released the film in the United States and Canada on September 26, 2008. The film was released in Italy on October 3, 2008; in Romania on April 10, 2009; in Bolivia and Brazil on April 30, 2009; in the United Arab Emirates on May 28, 2009; and in Lebanon on September 10, 2009.[16]
Box office[edit]
Miracle at St. Anna grossed $7,658,999 in North America[17] and $1,404,716[16] from markets elsewhere—a worldwide total of $9,323,833 against a $45 million budget.[18]
On its opening day in North America, the film debuted at ninth place, grossing $967,329 from 1,185 theaters.[19] The end of the opening weekend saw the film take a total of $3,477,996—for an average of $2,935 per theater—finishing as the number eight grossing film of the weekend.[20] Steve Mason of Hollywood.com believed that Miracle at St. Anna's negative reviews and moviegoers' declining interest in war films contributed to the film's poor box office performance.[21] On its second weekend, the film saw a 50.1% decrease in revenue, moving down to fourteenth place and earning an additional $1,736,302—an average of $1,465 per theatre.[22] Miracle at St. Anna was pulled out of theatres on November 25, 2008 after 61 days (8.7 weeks) of domestic release.[2]
Following its release in North America, Miracle at St. Anna continued to perform poorly in international markets. Its highest gross was in Italy, where it grossed $1,363,754 during its theatrical run.[18] Also contributing to the film's $1.4 million gross in international markets was Bolivia ($9,821), Brazil ($9,821), Lebanon ($3,184), Romania ($1,465), and the United Arab Emirates ($26,492).[18]
Following the theatrical release of Miracle at St. Anna, Spike Lee and the Italian production company On My Own Produzioni Cinematografiche brought a lawsuit against TF1, alleging that the company failed in its contractual agreement with On My Own to distribute the film in international markets, excluding the United States, Canada and Italy. In its defense, TF1 refused to distribute Miracle at St. Anna, claiming that Lee had made a different film than the one promised, and refused to pay On My Own the €11 million advance needed to distribute the film internationally.[23]
On June 21, 2011, a Paris court ruled in Lee and On My Own's favor, believing that TF1 failed to honor the contract, which proved "disastrous" for the film. TF1 was fined €32 million (US$46 million).[23] TF1 was ordered to pay On My Own €20 million in damages, plus a further €1 million for moral prejudice; Lee was awarded €1 million, while screenwriter James McBride received €200,000; TF1 was also ordered to pay €13 million to BNP Paribas to cover the advance it had failed to pay.[23]
Miracle at St. Anna has received mostly negative reviews from critics; Rotten Tomatoes sampled 118 reviewers and as of April 2013, the film has a 34% rating. The website's consensus was that "Miracle at St. Anna is a well-intentioned but overlong, disjointed affair that hits few of the right notes."[24] Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 37 (out of 100) based on 31 reviews from mainstream critics, considered to be "generally unfavorable reviews".[25]
Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film "a clunky, poorly constructed drama designed to spotlight the little-remarked role of black American soldiers in World War II."[26] James Rocchi, writing for Cinematical, gave the film a mixed review: "When Miracle at St. Anna falters, it's in the moments that seem like they could have been crafted by any other film maker; when Miracle at St. Anna succeeds, it's in the moments that could only have been crafted by Lee."[27] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote that the film was "overwrought, overproduced, overbusy and overlong" and that "Miracle at St. Anna finally suffers from the worst filmmaking sin of all: the failure of trust, in the story and the audience."[28] Claudia Puig of USA Today wrote that the film "aspires to be epic, but mostly it's just unfocused, sprawling and badly in need of editing" and that "[i]t tries hard to be inspiring, but it has jarring tonal shifts, stereotyped characters and a lack of narrative perspective." [29] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone described the film as "too long, lazily constructed, and crammed with too many characters and subplots for any director to develop fully outside of an HBO miniseries."[30]
Despite a mostly negative reception, Miracle at St. Anna received some praise. Eric D. Snider, writing for Film.com praised the film, writing, "This is beyond the scope of anything Lee has done before, and he rises to the challenge remarkably well, with battle scenes nearly as visceral and jolting as those in Saving Private Ryan and a multi-layered story involving the U.S. Army, the Nazis, and the Italian resistance movement."[31] Snider criticized the film's frame story, which he described as "unnecessary and definitely corny."[31] James Verniere of the Boston Herald awarded the film an "A" grade, calling it a "masterpiece" and a "classic American WWII movie that both acknowledges the rousing tradition of such war epics as The Longest Day (1962) and The Big Red One (1980) and adds something new: paying tribute to the World War II African-American soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.[32] Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times, criticized the editing but praised the film overall, describing it as "epic" with "one of the best battle scenes I can remember, on par with Saving Private Ryan...Miracle at St. Anna contains richness, anger, history, sentiment, fantasy, reality, violence and life. Maybe too much. Better than too little."[33]
Protests were scheduled for the film's Italian premiere in Viareggio, Italy, by unspecified organizations. The protesters objected to the plotline of a Partisan collaborating with the Nazis. This runs directly counter to the accepted historical version of events, ruled by an Italian military court in 2005, that the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre was entirely premeditated by the Germans with no reason except the aim to frighten the population.[34] Giovanni Cipollini, deputy head of the National Association of the Italian Partisans, said the film was a "false reconstruction" and a "travesty of history". However, Lee, unrepentant, stated "I am not apologizing." He told Italians there was "a lot about your history you have yet to come to grips with. This film is our interpretation, and I stand behind it." McBride, the novel's author, stated: "As a black American, I understand what it's like for someone to tell your history... unfortunately, the history of World War Two here in Italy is ours as well, and this was the best I could do... it is, after all, a work of fiction."[35]
In light of the film's controversy, Lee was awarded honorary citizenship by the mayor of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Michele Silicani, who defended the film, stating, "It's true that the film depicts a partisan who betrayed civilians. But above it is the tale of those partisans who fought to the death to defend civilians."[34]
Home media[edit]
Miracle at St. Anna was released on DVD and Blu-ray disc formats by Touchstone Home Entertainment on February 10, 2009. The DVD is available in separate anamorphic widescreen and Blu-ray editions, each with Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 tracks.[36] Upon its release on DVD, Miracle at St. Anna debuted in eighth place, selling 142,782 units in its first week.[37]
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- ^ Puig, Claudia (2008-09-26). "'Miracle at St. Anna' could use some divine intervention". USA Today.
- ^ Travers, Peter (September 26, 2008). "Miracle at St. Anna | Movie Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b Snider, Eric D. (13 September 2008). "Dispatches from the Toronto International Film Festival #6 – Film.com". MTV Network. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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08-12-09, 09:20 #12
At the Penzance Wet Dock, you are locked in safely, while at Newlyn, you are at the mercy of the weather and any fishing boat.
If you want to leave a boat for any length of time, then Penzance is preferable to Newlyn. You only need to look at the number of boats in Penzance now to see - and the harbour masters office overlooks.
08-12-09, 09:44 #13
When I brought my boat from Plymouth to Essex I got focused on the trip and have regretted since that I did not turn right and visit Falmouth etc whilst almost there. So why not go places that you might not get to. Milford would be a good stop but how about going to the Scillies from there (24 hours due south) before bashing up the south coast.
Orbister - my son has his boat in Milford Marina for the winter for the first time (remarkably near your googled berth). Reasonable as you say - £500 for the winter for a Co32. And he can see it from his office.Not all who wander are lost
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I reckon it's very easy to underestimate the cost of delivery by sea. As a rough ready reckoning:
Total distance say 450M.
Assume time available is in long weekends or similar.
Leave boat at 3 intermediate places.
Return home when boat is moored up by train?
Motor or motorsail 50% of the time.
30 monohull.
Safe berthing in marinas or similar - 6 weeks at £20/night = £840
Journeys from home to boat & back for say 2 people 3 x £180 (?) = £540
Fuel 225M at 3M/litre 75 x say £1 = 75
Miscellaneous (e.g. additional charts?) say £100
Total £1500+
Of course much depends on an individual's availability of free time, cost of transport etc.
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Thanks to all for your input. The potential boat is a Beneteau 323. I really don't like the idea of transporting the boat back by road, somehow doesn't seem right. As some of you forumites have said, there are costs involved in moving the boat by sea, but really not much different to those involved in keeping the boat at her final destination, getting to the boat to go sailing anyway, and the costs involved in sailing her. There is the huge added bonus and adventure of sailing somewhere different! I'm interested in the free berthing at MDL comment, as I'm with them anyway, at Chatham, although my berthing is currently suspended while I look for another boat. Any more detail on that? Thanks again to all.
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Used to be in MDL at Hamble and my recollection was a total of up to two weeks but best to call them and try to negotiate.
My friends down in Plymouth sem to be able to do deals wheras up in the Solent they seem to be ignoring the recession !!
Poole where I am now is more reasonable
On the road v sail debate - there is no contest. We buy boats to go sailing not to cause traffic jams. There are lots of great things to do and see along the way so enjoy
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We bought our latest boat and sailed it back from the Hamble to Scilly exactly a year ago, we left on a Saturday and were back on the Wednesday 2 nights in Dartmouth and a night in St Mawes (lots of vacant moorings in December) on the way. If you can get a week off then why not go for it to the Solent should be doable if the weather is not extreme.
the marinas in Dartmouth are without doubt pricey, but the harbour authority pontoons are really reasonable and if necessary boats can be left for a time but best to make arrangements before just turning up.Dinner without wine is like summer without sunshine.
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Great choice of a boat, we have one and think its just great. We bought our on the West Coast of Scotland and had her road moved across to Edinburgh. Thought about doing the delivery via the Great Glen and also via the Clyde canal, but in the end we went for the road move option. The whole process was very smooth and I would recommend the company to anyone without hesitation. Our yacht arrived on time and in excellent condition. It also gives you the chance to inspect the rig before you step the mast and sort out any issues that might pop up.
Another fact that you shouldnt dismiss is the convenience of get you yacht at your location as soon as possible so you can make the most of her. We are in the water now and enjoy nothing more than popping done on the weekend and potter about, regardless of the weather.
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A Feedforward Partial Phase Noise Mitigation in the Time-Domain using Cyclic Prefix for CO-OFDM Systems
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We propose a blind feedforward phase noise mitigation method in the time-domain for a coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CO-OFDM) systems. By exploiting the redundancy of the cyclic prefix (CP), the proposed scheme acquires the overall phase noise difference information during an OFDM block and attempts to mitigate the phase noise in the time domain using a linear approximation. The proposed algorithm mitigates common phase error (CPE) and inter-carrier-interference (ICI) due to phase noise simultaneously, improving the system performance, especially when decision-directed equalizers are used. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed feedforward phase noise mitigation approach in time domain.
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^ Amen to that... Why is the animation so damn good?
Fu's death was well-done and I can't stop drooling at Wrath... I also enjoyed those bits of Roy/Riza goodness and Izumi This last arc is one of the epicest things I've seen in an anime...
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Greedling's retaliation, really. They're both working together to beat Bradley at this point :P
and yes, it was cut short. I really, really wish they showed more of Greedling + Fuu vs. Bradley, though. The manga panels were so detailed, you could actually follow how the characters moved in the fight (a lot of manga fights are drawn almost as snapshots, where it is difficult to discern just how the characters are maneuvering. The Bradley fight was drawn with a much higher degree of detail). They really shortened the fight in favor of adding scenes with Izumi and Olivier talking about Ed and Falman shooting the machine gun. Stupid IMO, but they have to pick and choose where they spend their animation budget in the final arc, I suppose. Glad they included the move Bradley did to force Fuu to switch weapons with him Last edited by GaimeGuy; 2010-05-16 at 15:38. |
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Yep, the way Bradley switched his weapon with Fu was awesome, loved the way he thwarted's Fu kamikaze attack too. Fu was nonetheless very impressive in this episode, even Bradley had to praise him. I wonder just how strong he was in his prime.
I thought Greed screaming along with Lin when Fu started his suicide attack was a nice touch, they even made it the end eyecatch. I agree that his retaliation was too short, or rather didn't seem as intense as in the manga. I thought Fu's death was very well done on the hand, and I enjoyed the words he exchanged with Buccaneer. It took two great men's lives to even wound Bradley, it just shows how much of a monster he is.
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Brilliant choice using the track 'one is all, all is one' for Fu's death scene. That really added a lot more impact to the scene.
But yeah it's pretty much kicking off that with that final scene. Plus there was some nice anime original dialogue there with the conversation between Izumi and Olivier.
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Great episode as ever.
Just goldtooth & bradley minions popping out of nowhere felt way too random. They would have done better with building up some goldtooth before. Also blaming Ed for not noticing the old man scribbling circles on the ground lol. Nevermind, cliffhanger is oh-so-shiticantwaitanylongertoseemoar. |
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it's not really random. We saw Goldtooth in the flashbacks of Bradley's upbringing, and he was also the doctor Raven brought with him to Briggs to heal Kimblee's wounds. And the issue of the leftover fuhrer candidates simply was left unaddressed until now.
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Woa, great episode!
I like the inserts Bones does. The Izumi and Olivier talk was really nice. Also nice foreshadowing to Buccaner's fate with the talk about the dead. That he's even able to still stand up - wow. And jeez even Bones ships Royai . The next episode is gonna hurt D: I do hope that the extra stuff doesn't lead to cuts <_< If not I really like them, since they help the flow of the story. Fu was really awesome. Holding up your ground to Bradley really is something. His death was nicely done, really gets this shock moment that it was all for naught. Bradley's pragmatic and calm reaction to Fu's suicide attack was just as cruel as in the manga or even crueler. Dunno why but here in the anime I found it harder to believe Buccaner was able to sneak behind Fu and hide himself behind the little man - unnoticed by Bradley. Buccaner is a bear of a man and was across the place, wounded. Might be because you can see the the ground behind Fu when he's cut in half. That's pretty much my only qualm. I don't mind the animation drop in the middle, since it means their saving for later .. I hope. @the scribbling, that's actually an insert. To give the doctor something to do while everyone fights. The canvas is already there originally, when they enter the room. The way he sits there scribbling calmly adds to his manacing ickiness imo. And the others do have their hands full. |
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Applicants must be a for-profit corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity with 100 or fewer full-time employees. The grant-supported project must be located in Pennsylvania and be owned by the applicant. Eligible projects must save the business a minimum of $500 and 25 percent annually in energy consumption or pollution related expenses.
Businesses can apply for 50-percent matching funds of up to $9,500 to adopt or acquire energy-efficient or pollution-prevention equipment or procedures. Funding is eligible for those costs incurred between Oct. 6, 2014 and June 30, 2015.
Last year, DEP awarded 133 grants totaling more than $981,000 to Pennsylvania businesses to support pollution prevention and energy efficient upgrades, spurring more than $3.6 million in private investment.
The grant program is funded by the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, which is primarily supported by the Capital Stock and Franchise Tax and Act 13 Impact Fee.
Applicants will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Applications will be accepted until fiscal year 14-15 funds are exhausted or April 15, 2015, whichever occurs first.
Applications are available by visiting www.dep.state.pa.us and clicking on the "Small Business Advantage Grant" button. Applicants are advised to carefully review the guidance document, which has been updated and is also available on the website.
Applications must be mailed to the Department of Environmental Protection's Grants Center, P.O. Box 8776, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8776 or hand delivered to the center, 15th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., Harrisburg. Faxes or electronic submissions will not be accepted.Facade Grant Open to all Businesses
With the end of the formal state Main Street façade grant program, the EEDC has decided to open up an independent competitive façade grant program. This allows us the opportunity to extend the physical boundaries of the property owner/business applicant. With the former state program there was a very spe-cific geographic area within the main business district for eligi-bility; that is no longer the case. Eligible applicants must be a current dues paying member of the Development Corporation (EEDC Membership Application click here). Applications, which are available at the Municipal Building, will be accepted up until September 30, 2014. This is a matching grant program, with a maximum award of $3,500.00 (applicant's project would total $7,000.00 or above). The EEDC Board of Directors will select winning applicant in the month of October for 2014. Click here for application.


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